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Synonyms
sock1 (sŏk)

[Middle English socke, from Old English socc, a kind of light shoe, from Latin soccus, possibly from Greek sunkhis, sukkhos, Phrygian shoe.]

noun 

  1. A short stocking reaching a point between the ankle and the knee.
  2. Meteorology A windsock.
    1. A light shoe worn by comic actors in ancient Greek and Roman plays.
    2. Comic drama; comedy: “He . . . knew all niceties of the sock and buskin” (Byron)

transitive verb: socked, sock·ing, socks. 

To provide with socks.

phrasal verbs

sock away
To put (money) away in a safe place for future use.
sock in
To close to air traffic: fog that socked in the airport.
sock2 (sŏk)

[Origin unknown.]

verb: socked, sock·ing, socks. 

transitive verb 

To hit or strike forcefully; punch.

intransitive verb 

To deliver a blow.

noun 

A hard blow or punch.

idioms

sock it to (someone)
To deliver a forceful comment, reprimand, or physical blow to someone else.